Sergio Aragonés' Groo is one of the great comics of the modern age - only an idiot of the magnitude of Groo would argue against that. And the comic's constant scribe Mark Evanier provides the solidity that Aragonés can rely on in his stories, keeping things just the right side of silly, while throwing in some fantastic wordplay of his own.
But the best example of Evanier's humongous talent as a writer is pure Evanier, because it's when he's talking on his blog about buying stuff from Costco.
Evanier has been a professional writer his entire life and all those endless Garfield cartoon scripts and Blackhawk comics means he's really good at it. He's also been blogging for many, many years, and every now and then he writes about his experiences in Costco, and it's always weirdly fascinating, and should stand as a historical record of how people shop and interact with each other, in this weird little slice of history.
But that's the mark of a good writer - it might be the most mundane subject in the world, but I do give a shit about the rotisserie chickens and the people who buy their goods in bulk
Anyway, there was also a new Groo comic out last year, where the roving swordsman runs into Tarzan and it had my absolute favourite last page of anything in comics in the past 12 months, so maybe there is more to Evanier than his stories from between the aisles. But it's also nice to see inside the shopping basket.
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